Staff Report
May 14, 2008 04:00 am In a game that featured 38 runs, 28 hits and 11 errors, Hunter-Tannersville clinched the Delaware League Upper Division title with a 20-18 baseball victory over visiting Margaretville on Tuesday. "We missed the extra point," said H-T coach Jeff Friedman, whose team will compete in the crossover final for the first time since winning the Delaware League title with an 8-6 victory over South Kortright in 2005. The teams combined for 15 extra-base hits, including two triples and a double by H-T's Donald Pesciotta. "We kept pulling away and they kept coming back," said Friedman, whose team is 11-3 overall and 7-2 in league. "The umpire's strike zone was so tiny that everybody was teeing off. It was ugly." Margaretville can tie H-T atop the Upper Division with a victory over Roxbury today, but the Wildcats still earn the right to play in the DL crossover based their head-to-head victory. The Wildcats took a 9-0 lead after two innings, but the Blue Devils scored 18 times over the next five innings. Margaretville pulled to 20-18 after plating three runs in the seventh, but with runners on first and second and two out, winning pitcher Greg Mudge (6-1) struck out Patrick O'Connell. "It was extremely shocking for me," Friedman said of the final score. "This is the most runs Greg has ever given up in his career. He was cruising through two innings with no hits and no runs and suddenly the strike zone got really tight. After that, it was a battle of attrition." The Wildcats scored three times in the bottom of the sixth to take a 20-15 lead. Pesciotta doubled and scored on Joe Morabito's single. Morabito came around on Derek Legg's double. Pesciotta and Morabito finished with three hits apiece. Jon Fairbairn and Brian Faulkner each had three hits for Margaretville, which would have clinched the Upper Division with a victory. H-T is off until a week from Thursday, when it will play in the crossover final at Oneonta State against the Mountain Division winner. H-T 20, Margaretville 18 Margaretville004 362 3 _ 18 13 8 H-T633 503 x _ 20 15 3 Brian Conine (L), Brian Faulkner (4) and Jon Fairbairn. Greg Mudge (W,6-1) and Derek Legg. 2B _ Brian Faulkner (M) 2, Brandon Lane (M), Chris Costa (M), Ryan Megnin (H) 2, Robbie Huetter (H), Ryan Martin (H), Greg Mudge (H), Donald Pesciotta (H), Joe Morabito (H), Derek Legg (H), Mike Rowlings (H). 3B _ Donald Pesciotta (H) 2. Cooperstown 8, Canastota 3 Winning pitcher Jim Fort struck out 10 and walked one in six innings to lead visiting Cooperstown in the Center State Conference. The Redskins clinched their second straight CSC Division II title Monday night when they beat Mount Markham and Sherburne-Earlville lost to Canastota. "It's exceptional considering we replaced our whole infield and two outfielders." Cooperstown coach Frank Miosek said. "I'm proud how they came together as a team. We've had a lot of pleasant surprises and a lot of good teamwork." Fort also went 2-for-4 with two RBIs against Canastota. Cooperstown (12-3, 9-0), which has won eight straight, rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the top of the fifth inning. Fort singled and Chris Gulotta doubled to put runners on second and third. Brad Ashford followed with a two-run, bloop single to center to give Cooperstown a 4-3 lead. Philip Pohl later hit a sacrifice fly to score Ashford to make it 5-3. The Redskins visit Sherburne-Earlville today. Cooperstown 8, Canastota 3 Cooperstown110 031 2 _ 8 6 3 Canastota300 000 0 _ 3 5 3 Jim Fort (W,6-1), Brad Ashford (7) and Philip Pohl. Kody Parkhurst (L), Eric Cerio (7) and Nate Hopkins. 2B _ Chris Gulotta (Coop). Gilboa 7, Roxbury 6 Doug Campbell's RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth capped host Gilboa's rally in the Delaware League. Joe Cooper had a one-out RBI single earlier in the inning to tie the score at 6. Roxbury took the lead in the top of the ninth on a sacrifice fly from Jefferson Piasek. Will Johnson went 4-for-5 to lead the Wildcats (2-11, 2-8). Justin Kovacevich (2-6) pitched a complete game, striking out eight for Gilboa. Lucas Brewer went 2-for-5 for Roxbury. Gilboa 7, Roxbury 6 Roxbury003 101 001 _ 6 10 4 Gilboa200 000 302 _ 7 11 4 Andrew Camillone, Lucas Brewer (7,L) and Jefferson Piasek. Justin Kovacevich (W,2-6) and Jeremy Carr. 2B _ Lucas Brewer, Steven Hubbard (R), Jacob Liberatore (R), Eric Lane (G), Joe Cooper (G), Ethan Spillane (G). Jefferson 17, CV-S 4 Winning pitcher Ben Sharib went 4-for-5, pacing a Jefferson squad that had 17 hits in its non-league home victory. Stephen Schmitt had two hits during the J-Hawks' seven-run first inning and Jefferson scored eight times in the second inning to take a 15-1 lead. Kevin Reed had three hits, and Gabe Miller and Schmitt each had two for Jefferson. Spencer Staley went 3-for-4 and Nate Herringshaw was 2-for-4 for Cherry Valley-Springfield (8-5), which plays host to Edmeston on Thursday. Jefferson 17, CV-S 4 Jefferson780 110 0 _ 17 17 4 CV-S100 021 0 _ 4 8 10 Ben Sharib (W) and Stephen Schmitt. Spencer Staley (L), Anthony Brant (2), Rich Rockwell (5) and Nate Herringshaw, Spencer Staley (2), Sam Dubben (5). 2B _ Adam Halay (C), Gabe Miller (J). G-MU 17, Downsville 4 Tyler Wildfeir and Andrew Delmar had three hits and two RBIs apiece as host Gilbertsville-Mount Upton won a non-league game. Luke Acanfora, Jon Scofield, Nate Sloan and Cody Luettger each contributed two hits for the Raiders (9-4), who visit DeRuyter today. Delmar (2-0) struck out eight and walked one in four innings to earn the victory. G-MU 17, Downsville 4 Downsville000 301 0 _ 4 4 3 G-MU542 060 x _ 17 18 1 Matt Barnes (L), Ron MacDonald (1), Brett Shellman (4), John Wren (5) and Cody MacDonald. Andrew Delmar (W,2-0), Nate Sloan (5) and Luke Acanfora. 2B _ Brett Shellman (D), Nate Sloan (G), Tyler Wildfeir (G), Andrew Delmar (G), Greg Talbot (G). 3B _ James Erwin (D), Cody Hall (G). G-MU 3, Morris 1 Cody Hall's five-hitter included nine strikeouts and no walks as visiting Gilbertsville-Mount Upton won in the Tri-Valley League on Monday. Hall led off the Raiders' third inning with a double and scored on a groundout by Tyler Wildfeir to give G-MU a 2-1 lead. Alex Schmidt and Jon Schofield hit back-to-back doubles in the second inning, when G-MU took a 1-0 lead. Morris tied it in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double by Justin Chase. Justin Utter allowed two runs on three hits over five innings for the Mustangs, who play at Afton on Thursday. G-MU 3, Morris 1 Monday's game G-MU011 001 0 _ 3 4 1 Morris010 000 0 _ 1 5 0 Cody Hall (W) and Corin Todd. Justin Utter (L), Clair Tompkins (6) and Matt Tracy. 2B _ Cody Hall (G), Alex Schmidt (G), Jon Schofield (G), Justin Chase (M).
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